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LOT 1398
Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/8 in. (161 grams, 13 cm).
Squat-bodied with carination to the shoulder and everted rim, raised boss to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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